Kate Nauta

Kate Lynn Nauta (born April 30, 1982)^[2] is an American fashion model, actress and singer. One of her major roles in feature films was Lola in Transporter 2.^[3] She previously used the name Katie professionally.

Kate Nauta
Born	Kate Lynn Nauta (1982-04-30) April 30, 1982 (age 42) Salem, Oregon, United States
Occupation(s)	Celebrity, Model, Singer
Years active	2005 - present
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue

Biography

Nauta was born in Salem, Oregon,^[2] and grew up in Woodburn, Oregon, where she lived until 2000. She graduated from Woodburn High School in 2000.^[2] She started modeling at age 15. At 17 she was a winner of the U.S. Elite Model Look contest and went on to compete in the finals in Nice, France in 1999. She is now managed by Mode Models International.^[4] She has modelled for Versace (Sport and Versus), L'Oréal, DKNY, and Abercrombie & Fitch as well as doing advertisements for, among others, Motorola.^[5]

Luc Besson cast Nauta as 'Lola' in Transporter 2 and used two of her songs on its soundtrack. She also stars in the web series Fear Clinic.^[6]

Nauta also sings and writes lyrics. She has worked on her music with Lenny Kravitz.^[7] Her song "Revolution" is on the soundtrack of Transporter 2. Also, she is featured in the song "Name Game (Remember)" by hip-hop/rap group Naughty by Nature.

Currently she also designs houses with her husband Robert.^[8]

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Transporter 2	Lola	[9]
2007	The Game Plan	Tatianna	[10]
2009	Fear Clinic	Jackie	[11]
2009	Nine Miles Down	Jennie "JC" Christianson	[12]
2009	The Good Guy	Cynthia	[13]
2010	Choose	Jenna	[14]
2010	The Somnambulist	Nurse Mary
2011	Mercedes Benz: Drive and Seek	Ivy
2013	And Then There Was You	Kayla
2013	Avalanche Sharks	Diana
2014	37	Dani

References

1. Kate Nauta at Fashion Model Directory
2. Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
3. "Movie Babes of the Day: Transporter 2". IGN. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
4. "Mode Models International". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
5. "Mode Models International". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
6. "Exclusive Image: Fear Clinic". Dread Central. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
7. "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
8. "STORY". McKinley Bungalow. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
9. Carroll, Larry. "'Transporter 2' Delivers Explosive Lesson To Model Kate Nauta". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015.
10. "'Game Plan' is family fun close to home - The Boston Globe". www.boston.com.
11. "Horror Archives". ComingSoon.net.
12. Staff, Bloody Disgusting (January 13, 2009). "Kate Nauta Heads 'Nine Miles Down'".
13. "Kate Nauta | Variety". variety.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
14. Gibron, Bill (April 2011). "IFC's 'Choose' Is a (Very) Late Bloomer, PopMatters".

External links

• Kate Nauta at IMDb 
• Kate Nauta at Fashion Model Directory